[pressgang] Episode 8- How To Make A Killing - Part 2

[Vince Deehan]

Just been looking up sniffing glue.

https://www.talktofrank.com/drug/glues-gases-and-aerosols#the-risks
Mental health risks

   - They can seriously affect your judgment and when you're high there's a
   real danger you'll try something dangerous.

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Don't do it!

Vince


On Sat, Mar 12, 2022 at 7:28 PM Vince Deehan <vince.deehan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Claire. You are educating me in the ways of the modern world.
>
> Vincr
>
> On Sat, 12 Mar 2022, 15:52 Dipskit Comedy, <dipskitcomedy at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Vince
>>
>> Sniffing/huffing solvents (glue and aerosols) is still very much a thing
>> by drug addicts of any age. There’s a charity here in Oz where you donate
>> toiletries for disadvantaged women. They don’t accept aerosol products. At
>> first I didn’t know why. ☹️
>>
>> Claire
>>
>> On 12 Mar 2022, at 20:47, Vince Deehan <vince.deehan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> PRESS GANG
>>
>> Series 1
>>
>> Episode 8 - How To Make A Killing - Part 2
>>
>> Watched Saturday 12/3/22
>>
>> Sorry, very late again with my copy. So late, that I haven’t yet watched
>> Katta’s reaction video. Though I will watch it once I have jotted down
>> my own thoughts here.
>>
>> The episode started with a shot of the very impressive house that Jenny’s
>> family live in. I was struck by how unfamiliar this whole scene was to me.
>> Almost seemed like I was watching a lost episode that I’d never seen
>> before. Just goes to show how few times I’ve seen this particular episode.
>> It’s not one of my favourites, that’s for sure. Spoiler Alert - none of my
>> most watched episodes are from series 1.
>>
>> Jenny’s family live in a very posh area, as you would expect. I enjoyed
>> the scene with Kenny and Jenny (hey, it rhymes!) walking through the wide
>> and tree lined street. Beautiful looking area. The kind of area you can
>> imagine the characters from British sitcom classic THE GOOD LIFE living in.
>>
>> It’s remarkable just how young Sadie Frost looks and sounds, given that
>> she is around 23 years old at the time of filming and was, I believe,
>> already married to Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet!
>>
>> The scene where Billy asks Kenny if he has a photo of Jenny starts out
>> creepy but ends up really poignantly when he tells a story about how his
>> accident derailed his love life. When he says at the end of the scene “Good
>> luck with the lady”, it’s so sad. Though before he says
>>
>> this line, Kenny reacts to his sad story by just saying “yeah” and
>> quickly moving on. Kind of funny but in a good way, as in an inferior show
>> Kenny would have gone all maudlin and teary but that is so not Press Gang
>> and also Billy doesn’t want our pity.
>>
>> Very funny scene where Spike is coaching Sarah into toughening up and
>> pretending tobe a glue sniffing ruffian. Dexter’s acting is so brilliant
>> in this scene. When he says to Sarah, “You’re tough! You’re mean! You’re
>> street!”, I burst out laughing.
>>
>> I noticed in one scene that there is a young man sitting next to Billy
>> who helps him, by putting on his headset, the one he uses to control his
>> computer. I read online that Andy Crowe, who played Billy, “had a
>> successful career as a support adviser and disability equality
>> practitioner.” Cool guy.
>>
>>
>> https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a806944/press-gang-where-are-they-now-itv-what-happened-to-the-journalist-kids-in-steven-moffat-debut-show/
>>
>> Sniffing Glue? Is that still a thing? It was very much a thing when I was
>> growing up. You’d hear about it so much, that I probably tried it myself
>> but thought better of it. I wonder if it was indicative of a more
>> innocent world when drugs were not as seemingly so accessible as they are
>> now? I can’t imagine there are many teenagers today sniffing glue?
>>
>> It’s not a very exciting episode and it’s no wonder that I watched it so
>> rarely. It’s a well written story with a strong message about the dangers
>> of sniffing glue. I wonder what made Steven Moffat write such a story.
>> Was it his idea or was he asked to do it?
>>
>> Thanks for reading to the end.
>>
>> Have a great weekend everybody!
>>
>> Vince
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnxD1JDosgQ
>>
>> https://youtu.be/hd1ciPnTGKg
>>
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